Primary Maths Challenge (Information, Past Papers and Grade Boundaries)
Access past PMC papers, official solutions, and Bonus Round grade boundaries. Practice with real questions and help your child prepare for both rounds.
Main Round Past Papers
The 2023 and 2024 papers are exclusive to our free course
The 2023 and 2024 main round papers and the 2024 Bonus Round paper are available exclusively in our free courses, along with a video hint and a full video solution for every question.
All of the papers below are hosted at the Association for Mathematics in Education (AMiE) website and this table is a list of links to the papers hosted there.
| Year | Paper | Solutions | Videos |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | — | Course · YouTube |
| 2023 | — | — | Course · YouTube |
| 2022 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2021 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2020 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2018 | Paper | Solutions | Course · YouTube |
| 2017 | Paper | Solutions | Course |
| 2015 | Paper | Solutions | — |
| 2014 | Paper | Solutions | — |
Bonus Round Past Papers
| Year | Paper | Solutions |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2022 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2021 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2020 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2019 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2018 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2017 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2016 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2015 | Paper | Solutions |
| 2014 | Paper | Solutions |
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Primary Maths Challenge Bonus Round Grade Boundaries
Year | Bronze | Silver | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | 21 | 24 |
| 2024 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| 2023 | 17 | 20 | 23 |
| 2022 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 2021 | ? | ? | ? |
| 2020 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 2019 | 14 | 17 | 21 |
| 2018 | 15 | 18 | 21 |
| 2017 | ? | ? | ? |
| 2016 | 18 | 21 | 23 |
| 2015 | ? | ? | ? |
| 2014 | 19 | 22 | 24 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 | 24 |
| 2012 | 19 | 21 | 24 |
| 2011 | 18 | 20 | 23 |
| 2010 | 20 | 22 | 24 |